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Foreign Goods edited by Jingan Young
An essential introduction to the British East Asian theatrical community, this is a collection of full plays, short plays and monologues from British East Asian writers, including Jingan Young, Kathryn Golding, Amber Hsu, Cathy Lam, Lucy Chau Lai-Tuen, Tan Suet Lee, Julie Cheung Inhin & Stephen Hoo.

Contains a foreword written by David Henry Hwang and Jingan Young.

Foreign Goods edited by Jingan Young

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  • Born and raised in Hong Kong, Dr Jingan Young (Yang Jing’an 楊靜安) is a Screenwriter, Editor, Journalist and Lecturer in Higher Education.

    She is currently guest writing on the global thriller RED EYE for ITVx and Bad Wolf/Sony Pictures starring Richard Armitage which will air in 2024. In 2023, she was invited to join BAFTA as a Connect Member. She has written for CBBC (Biff & Chip S3) and has several TV and Film projects in development .

    She was recently offered the role of Lecturer in Screenwriting at Regent's University. Previously she was the convenor in Screenwriting at Birkbeck University and has mentored young screenwriters informally for over a decade. She holds a PhD from King's College London (2020), a Master's from Oxford University (2014), and BA (Hons) from King's College London (2012). Her first monograph  SOHO ON SCREEN  was published by  Berghahn Books  with a foreword by Peter Bradshaw in May 2022 and was featured in Sight and Sound.

    She spearheaded the first British East Asian play collection published in the UK, Foreign Goods published by Bloomsbury Books in 2018, which features new writing from showcases she produced for ten years with her company POKFULAM RD PRODUCTIONS. The next volume is currently in development.

    Once upon a time she was signed to a Hong Kong record company and has worked in Soho pubs and restaurants, including the Polpo Restaurant group whilst at university. She also held marketing posts with various Asian companies and in the UK, Creative Skillset.

    She is a regular contributor to the Guardian and Sight and Sound and she previously wrote a column for the SCMP newspaper .

    She is represented by Curtis Brown for screenwriting. She lives in London with her husband and son.

  • Format: Paperback / softback 256 pages
    Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
    Imprint: Oberon Books Ltd
    ISBN: 9781786823588
    Published: 19 Jan 2018

    Weight: 266g
    Dimensions: 212 x 190 x 44 (mm)

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